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The National Church of Nigeria (previously known as the Nigerian Ecumenical Centre and officially known as the National Christian Centre) is a non-denominational church building of the Christian Association of Nigeria, the umbrella body of many of Nigeria's Christian denominations. [38] The church is located in Abuja.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 19 January 2025. According to Pew Research, Nigeria is the second most religious country in the world. Its populace is evenly divided between the largely Muslim north and the predominantly Christian south. Below is a list of notable churches in Nigeria. It also contains the year of establishment, founder ...
Pages in category "Christian denominations in Nigeria" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
Nigeria has the largest Christian population in Africa according to Pew Research Center and it has the sixth largest Christian population in the world although the Christians in Nigeria are roughly about 40%-49.3% of the country's population. [70] [71] [72] According to a 2011 Pew report, over 80 million Nigerians are Christians.
The Christian Association of Nigeria was founded in 1976, and originally only contained the Catholic Church and mainline Protestant groups. However, it later expanded to include Pentecostal churches as well. [1] In 2000, the CAN protested the adoption of Sharia law in northern states. [2]
Nigerian Baptist Convention is a Baptist Christian denomination, affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance, in Nigeria. The office headquarters is in Ibadan, Nigeria. Rev. Dr. Israel Adélaní Àkànjí MFA is the president.
[4] [5] In 1938, the denomination counted 120 churches in Nigeria. [6] In 2011, the denomination inaugurated a 100,000 seat temple called National Temple in Lagos. [7] [8] In 2018, the church had 4.5 million members in Nigeria. [9]
The Fellowship of Churches of Christ in Nigeria (TEKAN) is a federation of Christian denominations in Nigeria. It was founded in 1955. [ 1 ] Its president is Nemuel Abubakar Babba .